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  • ‘Viscerally satisfying’ … a player of FarmVille in 2008.

    FarmVille at 15: how a cutesy Facebook game shaped the modern internet

    On its 15th anniversary, the creators of FarmVille reflect on the compulsive cartoon farm sim that paved the way for a data-driven world
  • ‘I don’t want to traumatise my kids by slashing away at Elden Ring’s violent grotesqueries in front of them’.

    My secret to making time for video games

  • Don’t let your guard down … Kien.

    Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years

  • A scene from Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD.

    Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD review – the scariest surprise is the price

  • Positech's Democracy 4

    I simulated each UK party’s first years in government in a video game, and the results were awful

  • Nothing felt crafted or deliberate … a truck decorated with an ad for Pro Evolution 5.

    Jude Bellingham’s late stunner reminded me why Pro Evolution Soccer hit the target

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Opinion

  • Dream machine … the Amiga.

    My undying love for the painfully uncool Amiga

    Dominik Diamond
  • Nothing but trouble? … Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

    If life is one giant computer simulation, God is a rubbish player

    Dominik Diamond
  • Keza MacDonald

    It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls

    Keza MacDonald
  • Roblox on a TV screen

    The Guardian view on video games: computer generated worlds are influencing real ones

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  • Sea of Thieves.

    Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5 review – you’ll laugh, you’ll sail, you’ll drink grog until you’re sick

    You’re pirates on the ocean wave, fighting sea monsters and digging up buried treasure, but you’re also larking about playing musical instruments
  • Top Spin 2K25 video game screenshot

    TopSpin 2K25 review – game, set and match to an engrossing tennis sim

  • Death is frequent, and funny … Reigns Beyond.

    Reigns Beyond review – sci-fi silliness meets rock band road trip

  • Botany Manor video game screenshot - Conservatory

    Botany Manor review – a peaceful period drama of a puzzle game

  • Luscious beige, orange and brown … the Atari 400 Mini.

    Atari 400 Mini review – a fascinating adventure in the land of 8-bit

  • Fantasy war … South Park: Snow Day!

    South Park: Snow Day! review – a crude, enjoyable playground tussle

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What to play

  • From left … Tekken 8 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Cloud Strife.

    The best games to look forward to in 2024

  • Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.

    The games readers are most excited about in 2024

    Here are your most anticipated games of the year, from long awaited heavyweights to cute 2D efforts. Plus, I pick my own
  • Privileged to play … Clockwise from top left: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Thirsty Suitors, Dave the Diver

    The 20 best video games of 2023

    From skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved classics and the ever-enduring appeal of Zelda, 2023 was a bumper year for gaming. Our critics pick their favourites
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    RollerCoaster Tycoon at 25: ‘It’s mind-blowing how it inspired me’

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    ‘I wasn’t sure it was even possible’: the race to finish 80,000 levels of Super Mario Maker

  • No running, no jumping, no guns, no power-ups or puzzles … Stroke the Animals.

    Stroke of genius? How one developer earned over £250k from games made in 30 minutes

  • Vision of the future … the ‘rocket’ escalators in London’s Trocadero were ‘like going from normality into a spaceship’.

    ‘A portal to a new world’: when the Trocadero was the centre of the video game universe

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